* Kessel scored his second game-winning goal this postseason (also Game 1 of Eastern Conference First Round against the Columbus Blue Jackets) and is tied for fourth in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 14 games. Kessel has recorded 55 points (27 goals, 28 assists) in 59 career games against the Senators, regular season and playoffs combined, including 10 game-winning goals.
* Evgeni Malkin had an assist and leads the League with 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in 14 games. Malkin has at least 20 points in a single postseason for the third time in his NHL career; he had 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in 2008 and 36 points (14 goals, 22 assists) in 2009. He joins Mario Lemieux as the only Penguins
to reach the 20-point mark
in three different playoff years.
* Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final marked the 45th one-goal game in 72 games (62.5 percent) during the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The NHL record for one-goal games in a single playoff year is 51, set in 81 games in 2007 (63.0 percent). The Penguins improved to 4-3 in one-goal games during the 2017 playoffs, while the Senators fell to 8-3 in one-goal games.
* When teams are tied 1-1 in a best-of-7 series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the winner of Game 3 holds an all-time series record of 205-99, including a 3-2 mark this postseason.
